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Q: How do you tell your parents?
asked by: tigress27 on April 22nd, 2008
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how did any of you mothers-to-be or mothers tell your parents that you are or were expecting? i especially need advice from those of you around the age of 20 and NOT married. please help...
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tiamccoy819
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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My and my boyrfiend just said it...."Hey Mom guess what, Im pregnant!!" That was about it. It wasnt very hard and mothers usually have an idea already, they know everything!! lol

Or you could take a picture of the ultrasound and frame and give it to her on mothers day...thats coming up in a few weeks!!!

Did you plan your pregnancy or was it an accitdent?? Im 19 by the way.
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Rosie H
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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Im 21 and my hubby is 20. But there really is only one way to tell them and its just to blurt it out. I called my mom right away and told her. She was exstatic, she has been wanting a grandchild. My father was a little harder. I am always afraid to disappoint him. But I did the same thing and just called him and cam right out and said "Dad you are going to be a grandpa" he was very happy.

But just tell them. You dont really have to lead up to it or sugar coat it. Just say hey guess what? I think thats the best way cause they are still going to think what they are going to think.
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Ilovejulietannafaye
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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I had my sister do it while we three wayed her.
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oh_mommy
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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i was only 17 when i was pregnant, but i took my mom to dairy queen (we didnt live togeather) and had my bf with me and we told her togeather. we said "so, your going to be a grandma"
it was so scary to get the guts to say it, but it wasnt as bad as i thought it owuld be at all
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Jules
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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Ilovejulietannafaye wrote:
I had my sister do it while we three wayed her.


What does that mean? Embarassed
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Zanny
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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Jules wrote:
Ilovejulietannafaye wrote:
I had my sister do it while we three wayed her.


What does that mean? Embarassed


I was wondering the same thing...
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Ilovejulietannafaye
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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on the phone... i called my sister and she threewayed her. I was feeding a toddler and trying to take care of a four month old as well
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tigress27
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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thanks for all your help... it is planned... so hopefully when i tell my mom, she won't try to kill me
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tdr
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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Zanny wrote:
Jules wrote:
Ilovejulietannafaye wrote:
I had my sister do it while we three wayed her.


What does that mean? Embarassed


I was wondering the same thing...


THree way calling.
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mc4ever02
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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My sister in law is 20. She is 16ish weeks pregnant now.

She just sat them down and told them that she was pregnant. They were really really excited right away.


She was more afraid to tell me. As a matter of fact she didn't tell me, she waited until I left the house to tell the in-laws and then had my MIL tell me. But that is a whole other story.

You might be pleasantly surprised by their reactions.
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OctoberBaby06
replied on April 22nd, 2008
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My mom knew there was a possibility I could be pregnant (I was 19 at the time). I went to the doctors & came home & didn't know how to tell her so I handed her the bag of my sample prenatal vitamins that the doctors office gave me. She looked in the bag, said "Oh my god, are you really?!" & cried for the next 2 weeks. She was happy but at the same time kept saying "My baby is having a baby" & crying more.
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Rosie H
replied on April 23rd, 2008
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yeah moms are the best huh? Mine cried when I told her and she cried when I told her I was having a boy. She kept saying that we were just alike. She was 21 when she had me. I will be the same age. She has been really emotional. Its great though.

I think every parent is concerned especially being in your early twenties. Cause thats still young. But they will love you still.
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Ayrshire-lass
replied on April 24th, 2008
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when i first fell pregnent i was 16 lol and i was working alot so my mum never realy saw me. when she did i was really quiet and shy and i never really ate much. so she stopped me and asked what was wrong. i wouldnt tell her lol so about 3 days later she was bugging me soo much that when she asked if i was on antidepressents i said u cant take them when your pregnent or it would prob help. her face just fell! lol
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afisch4595
replied on April 26th, 2008
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idk
Help from the girl 16 and 17 when she was preg. How did you first know and when did you test
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Zanny
replied on April 26th, 2008
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I was 17 when I got pregnant & I didn't tell my mum until I was 16 weeks. She suspected it when I was about 12 weeks but I denied it (I'm not sure why, I just knew she'd be so mad). I regret lying now. It's best to tell your parents sooner rather than later.


afisch4595 wrote:
Help from the girl 16 and 17 when she was preg. How did you first know and when did you test


I took a pregnancy test the day my period was due. I had slight cramps like when your period's about to start, but my main symptom was that I just felt different.
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Dannzibelle
replied on April 26th, 2008
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Just come out with it, if there's one parents who'll take the news better than another then perhaps telling them first would be a good idea. Good luck! I was 15 when i got pregnant and thanks to my boyfriends's mum i never got to tell my parents myself, my mum suspected i was because we always got our periods on the same day so when we knew that my mum suspected we told Dom's mum which urrrm well lets just say didn't go well and then she took it upon herselfto call my mum and tell her even though i was going home straight away to tell her.
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Amethyst_Butterfly
replied on April 26th, 2008
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Well I'm 19, and I have yet to tell my parents, I know they'll be pissed. And there really is no real good way to tell them that will make them any less upset about it.
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Ayrshire-lass
replied on April 29th, 2008
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Re: idk
afisch4595 wrote:
Help from the girl 16 and 17 when she was preg. How did you first know and when did you test

i tested coz i was about 4 days late por my period and it never once crossed my mind i would be pregnent n then on day i just woke up n went OH BALLS! lol and got a test lol
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